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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR) is a ski resort located 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada. It features over 120 trails across more than 3,486 acres (14.11 km 2 ) of skiable terrain and a 1,315-metre (4,314 ft) vertical drop, currently the sixth largest of any North American ski resort. [ 2 ]
The Park Bridge is a highway bridge in the Kicking Horse Canyon. The Trans-Canada Highway traverses the Kicking Horse River between Yoho National Park and Golden, British Columbia. This new bridge and the associated Ten Mile Hill section that was completed in 2007 were an upgrade to the old roadway.
Mount Stephen, 3,199 m (10,495 ft), is a mountain located in the Kicking Horse River Valley of Yoho National Park, 1 ⁄ 2 km east of Field, British Columbia, Canada.The mountain was named in 1886 for George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Its nearest higher peak is Mount Vaux, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the north-northwest. [1] Both are part of the Ottertail Range . [ 2 ] Chancellor Peak is a landmark in the Kicking Horse River valley and can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway midway between Golden and Field .
Mount Ogden is a 2,702-metre (8,865-foot) summit located in Yoho National Park. [1] The peak is situated 3.5 km west of the Continental Divide in the Waputik Range. Takakkaw Falls is six km to the northwest, and Sherbrooke Lake lies immediately below the southeast slope.
After following the Continental Divide of the Americas for a short distance, the creek forks, with one side draining through the Bow River east to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean, and the other side draining west to the Pacific Ocean by way of the Kicking Horse River. [1] Camping and horseback riding are available at Divide Creek. [2]
Wapta Falls on Kicking Horse River. The Kicking Horse River begins at the outlet of small Wapta Lake and flows southwest. It receives the Yoho River upstream from Field.The river continues to flow southwest until after it drops over Wapta Falls, when it takes a near hairpin turn and flows northwest into the Columbia River in Golden.
This picturesque mountain is visible from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, near Kicking Horse Pass. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Stephen , 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the west. [ 2 ] To prevent damage to its operations, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway pumps overflow from Teacup Lake down the west face of Cathedral to minimize the ...